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SUPERVISORS
Prof. Sandow Mark Yidana – Principal Supervisor
Prof. Hans Jorgen Henriksen
Dr. Larry Pax Chegbeleh
A major deliverable of this project is an assessment of the utility of groundwater resources in the Nasia Basin for irrigation and other income generation activities in the basin. Obed’s PhD thesis is focused on determining the irrigation water requirements of the various crops cultivated in the area. He also estimated variations in irrigation water demands that may accrue from increasing temperatures and evapotranspiration rates arising from projected climate change over the terrain, Obed has also conducted analysis of the hydraulic properties of the material in the unsaturated zone and groundwater recharge estimates. Obed has also characterized the irrigation quality of groundwater resources using conventional indices. He obtained historical data from various sources including the Hydrogeological Assessment Project (HAP) database of the Water Resources Commission (WRC), Community Water and Sanitation Agency, Hydrological Services Department, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the Ghana Meteorological Services Agency. He participated in elaborate field activities including:
Obed is in the final stages of the thesis, which will be submitted to the School of Graduate Studies for examination.